diff --git a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
index 34a1e42bf61..9da857e5eed 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
+++ b/cluster/addons/kube-proxy/kube-proxy-ds.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
         command:
         - /bin/sh
         - -c
-        - echo -998 > /proc/$$$/oom_score_adj && kube-proxy {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
+        - kube-proxy {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" --oom-score-adj=-998 {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
         {{container_env}}
         {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_name}}
           {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_value}}
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
index 37d96c9b6a0..15bb70dffbb 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kube-proxy/kube-proxy.manifest
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ spec:
     command:
     - /bin/sh
     - -c
-    - echo -998 > /proc/$$$/oom_score_adj && kube-proxy {{api_servers_with_port}} {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
+    - kube-proxy {{api_servers_with_port}} {{kubeconfig}} {{cluster_cidr}} --resource-container="" --oom-score-adj=-998 {{params}} 1>>/var/log/kube-proxy.log 2>&1
     {{container_env}}
     {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_name}}
       {{kube_cache_mutation_detector_env_value}}